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CHICAGO, Nov. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Severino Antinori announced in a press conference in Rome that a woman implanted with a cloned embryo is due to give birth in January.

John Kilner, President of The Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity, said, concerning this announcement, "While there are well-founded reasons to be skeptical of Dr. Antinori's claim that a woman is due to give birth to a clone soon, he reminds us that there are those who would continue this dangerous, unethical quest.  Such experiments subject human beings produced through cloning to a high risk of death and deformity.  The best way to ensure that cloning is not pursued is to pass a comprehensive ban on human cloning. The United States should do this as soon as possible and continue to press the case for a comprehensive ban treaty in the United Nations.  Even the European Union has now voted in support of such a ban.  Regardless of the health and well-being of the clone upon birth, all nations should affirm the child's human rights.  The risk of doing nothing is unacceptable."

About The Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity  

The Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity is a 501(c) 3 non-profit think tank located in Chicago, Illinois.  Its mission is to develop reasoned perspectives on all of today's bioethical issues and to disseminate them to health care professionals, academia, cultural and church leaders, public policy makers, and the media in order to protect human dignity.
Organization Website: www.cbhd.org
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11/26/2002 21:13 EST